There are technically two versions. Both have clear records and have the labels on the wrong sides (the A side label is found on the B side of the record and vice versa). One press has a brown and white sleeve while the other keeps the traditional black and white sleeve.

In general, the later color versions of the single were pressed by Small Wonder to keep the single in print and available for purchase. As is the case with most reissues/represses, this isn’t something the band had much of a say in. Small Wonder also has very sparse records on the different reissues. More than likely, they were started around the mid-1980s in small batches and just repeated over time as they sold out. Blue, being the first of the color reissues, happens to most likely be the most common version. For simplicity, we’ve listed all the color versions with release years of 1988, but this is only a rough estimate as some accounts report seeing some of the colors appear as early as 1986 in stores.

Though the song names Bela Lugosi, the front cover image is based on a still from a film that did not star Lugosi, “The Sorrows of Satan.” Likewise, the back cover image is from another film that does not feature Lugosi, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.”

The most complete source of information on the career of musician Peter Murphy.